Reset, Refine, Rock On: A NoCo Thank You By Morris Beegle, Let’s Talk Hemp Friends of NoCo Hemp Expo, thank you. After more than a decade of rolling up sleeves and raising roofs, I can say with a grin, what a long, strange trip it’s been. We built something together that mattered. And we are not […] The post Newsletter – August 20, 2025 first appeared on Let's Talk Hemp.| Let's Talk Hemp
Article Revision: Updated August 24, 2025This article has been revised to clarify that the modern hemp industry began in the 1990s, honoring the pioneers, advocates, and entrepreneurs of that era who laid the foundation for the industry’s return to U.S. soil in 2014. The original version of this article suggested Hemp 1.0 began only with […] The post Hemp 3.0: The Next Chapter of the American Hemp Industry first appeared on Let's Talk Hemp.| Let's Talk Hemp
Friends of NoCo Hemp Expo, thank you. After more than a decade of rolling up sleeves and raising roofs, I can say with a grin, what a long, strange trip it’s been. We built something together that mattered. And we are not done. I am resetting, refining, refocusing, and pressing onward. Fall down seven times, […]| Let's Talk Hemp | #1 Website for Cannabis and Hemp News, Hemp Events
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From Fields to Futures: Hemp’s Global Mission Special Feature, Let’s Talk Hemp From the rice paddies of Thailand to the sun-scorched plains of the American Midwest, from the green hills of Europe to the vibrant markets of South America, a quiet movement has been growing. A global cadre of visionaries has spent the last decade […] The post Newsletter – August 6, 2025 first appeared on Let's Talk Hemp.| Let's Talk Hemp
From the rice paddies of Thailand to the sun-scorched plains of the American Midwest, from the green hills of Europe to the vibrant markets of South America, a quiet movement has been growing. A global cadre of visionaries has spent the last decade moving through time zones and cultures with one common thread guiding them: […] The post From Fields to Futures: Hemp’s Global Mission first appeared on Let's Talk Hemp.| Let's Talk Hemp
Senators agree to strip hemp language from ag funding bill By Grace Yarrow, Politico Senators have agreed to strip out language that would close a hemp regulatory loophole from their agriculture funding bill, following a clash between Kentucky GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. Senate Appropriations Agriculture-FDA subcommittee Chair John Hoeven (R-N.D.) told reporters Tuesday that the hemp provision, which was championed […] The post Newsletter – July 30, 2025 first appeare...| Let's Talk Hemp
New processing centers raise hopes for South Dakota hemp, tempered by challenges BBy Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight WINFRED — Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled over the concrete floor as he walks through South Dakota’s first industrial hemp processing facility. It’s loud. Fans whirl and machinery grinds. Strips of sunlight […]| Let's Talk Hemp | #1 Website for Cannabis and Hemp News, Hemp Events
Regulate, Don’t Prohibit: Why a Smarter Hemp Policy Will Benefit Farmers, Consumers, and the Economy By Morris Beegle, Let’s Talk Hemp As Congress considers amendments that could once again stifle the U.S. hemp industry, including the deeply flawed Miller Amendment language, it’s time to reassess how we regulate this transformative crop. Hemp, in all its […] The post Newsletter – July 9, 2025 first appeared on Let's Talk Hemp.| Let's Talk Hemp
As Congress considers amendments that could once again stifle the U.S. hemp industry, including the deeply flawed Miller Amendment language, it’s time to reassess how we regulate this transformative crop. Hemp, in all its forms, deserves rational, science-based regulation. What it doesn’t need is more prohibition. Because prohibition doesn’t work. It never has. Prohibition Sets […]| Let's Talk Hemp | #1 Website for Cannabis and Hemp News, Hemp Events
Rand Paul Says GOP Congressman’s Hemp Ban Bill Would ‘Completely Destroy’ The Industry By Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment A GOP senator says that an effort to ban THC hemp products that’s advancing in the Republican-controlled House would “completely destroy” the industry. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Marijuana Moment on Thursday that he’s opposed to cannabis language included […]| Let's Talk Hemp | #1 Website for Cannabis and Hemp News, Hemp Events
When the Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 3 (SB3) in May, it sent shockwaves through a sector that has flourished since the 2019 legalization of hemp. Authored by Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) and forcefully driven by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, SB3 would ban any detectable level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp-derived products—effectively outlawing everything that […]| Let's Talk Hemp | #1 Website for Cannabis and Hemp News, Hemp Events